Xiao Zhan entered the mansion accompanied by Han Jian and Lin Zhan, and when he arrived at the gate of the mansion, the entourage in the Dongwang Mansion had already lined up on both sides to greet him, as if he was a guard of honor. Xiao Zhan was obviously not very accustomed to this kind of battle, and when he was hesitating and not moving, Han Jian asked with a smile, "I wonder if the princess is still satisfied with this greeting?" ”

Xiao Zhan glanced at Han Jian and said with a sneer, "Satisfied." ”

Then Xiao Zhan didn't care about any battles, and walked straight forward, directly to the front of the main hall, at this time, Han Cui's, Yang Li'er and Lin Xiaoshu were already waiting in front of the main hall.

"Who is this?" Xiao Zhan looked at Han Cui's and was a little puzzled. The woman in front of her doesn't seem to be Han Jian's inner family, she is older, but she can't tell how old she is.

"The concubine body is the third princess of the East Palace." Han Cuishi bowed.

"It turned out to be the princess of the county, who has admired the name for a long time, and today the palace is fortunate to see it, which is really a blessing for three lives." Xiao Zhan was full of smiles, and when she said flattering words, she didn't feel that she was doing superficial things, and her speech was natural and decent, but she also showed her demeanor.

After that, Han Jian introduced Yang Li'er and Lin Xiaoshu to Xiao Zhan, Xiao Zhan smiled and nodded, but his eyes kept looking at Yang Li'er, and said: "I heard that the East Princess is pregnant, and the East Wangfu has a queen, it is really gratifying." ”

Han Jianxin said that few people in the court knew about this matter, and Xiao Zhan could learn about it, which means that someone still leaked the news.

"Thank you, princess, for your hard work." Han Jian saluted, "Please invite the princess to sit inside." ”

"Okay."

Xiao Zhan was also not polite, walked in front, and the group accompanied her into the main hall. It was dusk, and it was not yet night, but many candlesticks were already burning in the hall.

Xiao Zhan looked at the furnishings and knew that the dining table was not placed in the main hall, but the banquet specially prepared for her.

"King Dong, this palace has learned that His Majesty of the Gui Dynasty is participating in Zen and worshipping the Buddha. I don't know if there is such a thing? Xiao Zhan hadn't sat down yet, and suddenly asked.

Han Jian smiled and said, "The princess is really well-informed, but my majesty is meditating in the palace temple, not a Zen Buddha." ”

"Oh?" Xiao Zhan hesitated slightly, and said in his heart, could it be that the news was wrong?

Han Jian knew that Xiao Zhan wanted to use the Wei Dynasty's lifting of the Buddhist ban to make some diplomatic rhetoric, so as to improve his tone and prestige. However, Han Jian said that this is acceptable. Even if Yang Rui is worshipping the Buddha, isn't the Southern Dynasty also banning Taoism? From the perspective of open-mindedness, the lifting of the ban on Buddhism in the Wei Dynasty was also a good start.

"Alright, please take a seat." Xiao Zhan said, as if the master sat down first, then Han Jian also sat down, and Lin Zhan and several other female dependents also sat down one by one.

Han Jianxin said that Xiao Zhan was not simple, and he didn't say anything about going to the meeting alone. is neither humble nor arrogant, he is simply going to sing against him.

Han Jian glanced at Xiao Zhan and asked, "I wonder if the princess has a taste preference in terms of meals?" The chefs in the house don't know much about the eating habits of the Nan people, and there may be places where the hospitality is not good, so ask first. ”

Xiao Zhan frowned slightly, especially when he heard the title "Nanren", his brows furrowed even tighter, which was almost a necessary word for provocations between the north and the south.

"This palace has never been picky about food and drink, and the East King has filtered it." Xiao Zhan said with a smile.

Han Jianxin said that you said it yourself. Immediately said to the maid behind him: "Go over and inform the kitchen, it's time to serve." ”

The handmaid hurried away. Han Cuishi glanced at the departing maidservant, Han Jian had an explanation to the kitchen earlier, as for what was going on, she didn't know what it was, at first she thought that Han Jian attached great importance to the poetry of the envoys of the Southern Dynasty, but now it seems that this is not the case.

Taking advantage of the gap before the food was served, Han Jian asked, "The princess came from afar." You should be tired, why don't you spend a day in Dongwangfu after dinner? ”

Xiao Zhan fell silent when she landed, she felt a little dangerous when she went into the tiger's den alone, and now Han Jian actually offered to let her spend the night in the Dongwang Mansion, if she didn't return all night. There's no telling what's going to come out there.

"King Xie Dong is kind, this palace still has something to discuss with his subordinate ministers tonight, so ...... can only temporarily refuse the kindness of the king of the east. Xiao Zhan refused.

Han Jian said with a disappointed face: "It's a pity, it's a pity that she...... Alas! ”

Han Jian said halfway, what "she", what is a pity, Han Jian did not go on. Xiao Zhan heard what seemed to be hidden in these words, and said in his heart, could it be that there were still people from the Southern Dynasty in Luoyang City?

"What is the pity of the East King?" Xiao Zhan couldn't help but ask in the end.

Han Jian smiled helplessly and waved his hand: "It's nothing, after all, the princess came from afar, she needs to rest more, tonight's banquet is just the nature of a family banquet, and there is no business to talk about during the banquet, and the princess can just rest assured." After the feast, the king will send someone to send the princess home. ”

Xiao Zhan thought for a moment before she nodded, she never understood the meaning of Han Jian's previous words. Now that Han Jian didn't say it, she couldn't force Han Jian to say it, so she could only have some doubts in her heart, thinking that there would be someone in the Dongwang Mansion who might want to meet her.

A variety of dishes began to be served, and the people at the table were attracted by the delicate dishes and dishes, and they could smell the dishes from afar. When the meal was served, not only Xiao Zhan, but even Yang Li'er and Han Cui's who were present were also a little surprised by this dish, and Lin Xiaoshu even glanced at Han Jian, because they didn't know what this dish was.

It's colorful, and it seems to be finely cooked, but there seems to be something wrong with the dishes. After all, Lin Xiaoshu has been the shopkeeper of Qingxu Yashe for more than half a year, and she is quite insightful about the cooking of dishes, and when she can see the dishes in front of her, she is also at a loss, and she doesn't even know what the ingredients are, let alone study how they are cooked.

"Princess, please." The dish was almost on the table, and Han Jian cleaned it up.

Xiao Zhan picked up the chopsticks, and in front of her was a plate of "meat", which looked like it was cooked, but it wasn't. Xiao Zhan was a little embarrassed and put a piece of food in front of him, looked up at Han Jian and asked, "Is this ......?"

"Can't the princess see it's beef?"

In the Northern Dynasties, it was forbidden to kill cattle, after all, there were more iron mines in the Northern Dynasties, and the productivity was relatively sufficient, so the use of cattle felt more indifferent. But in the Southern Dynasties, it was a crime to kill cattle, after all, cattle represented the productive forces of agriculture.

is a court princess like Xiao Zhan, who has never eaten beef since she was a child. This can be regarded as the royal family's example to the people, she didn't expect that after coming to Luoyang, she would break the ban to eat beef. And the beef in front of her also made her feel "wrong", and it didn't seem to be cooked in ordinary ways.

"Princess, please taste." Han Jian said with a smile.

Xiao Zhan turned to glaring at Han Jian. The change in love is very subtle, and I don't want to be seen, but I have complaints about Han Jian.

Xiao Zhan wanted to put down the chopsticks like this, but he felt that this seemed to be taking advantage of Han Jian's intentions, which would make Han Jian succeed, so he smiled and said, "How can such a big piece of beef be eaten?" ”

"There are knives here, please take care of the princess."

As he spoke, Han Jian really handed the knives placed under the dinner plate to Xiao Zhan. The appearance of a sharp weapon like a knife on the dinner table was not an ordinary dining etiquette, and Xiao Zhan couldn't figure out what Han Jian was going to do.

"If the princess can't taste it, then the princess will taste it."

Han Jian saw that Xiao Zhan didn't move for a long time, so he picked up the knife and cut the beef, originally Han Jian was going to serve the knife and fork together, but unfortunately he couldn't make a small fork in a hurry. Even knives are not regular knives.

Everyone saw Han Jian pick up the knife and cut the beef. As soon as Qiē looked familiar, even Han Cui's was a little puzzled, when did Han Jian use this method to eat?

I saw Han Jian cut the beef, and then put it in his mouth with chopsticks, and it tasted like a fragrant tooth and cheek, and he looked intoxicated. This made Xiao Zhan stunned. Can you eat meat like this? Is there any manners?

"Princess, please." Han Jian smiled and made a gesture of invitation to Xiao Zhan.

Xiao Zhan hesitated again and again, no matter how he said it, he couldn't lose face at the diplomatic banquet. I had to pick up the knife, follow Han Jian's example, and use chopsticks to fix the beef. Then she used a knife to cut off the beef little by little, but she only cut a small trick. When she picked up the beef with chopsticks and put it in her mouth, she felt that there was something wrong with the taste, and when she chewed it, she spit out a mouthful of half-cooked beef directly onto the plate on the table.

Han Jian pretended to be surprised and said, "Princess, you are ......"

Xiao Zhan lost her temper in front of people for the first time, and naturally felt that she had lost face, at this time she held back her anger, looked at Han Jian with a smile and asked, "Dongwang's beef, but what is the saying?" ”

"A plate of good beef, I also ate it below, did the princess think that it would be poisoned?" Han Jian said.

Xiao Zhan sighed and said, "This princess is not good at meat food, she has been traveling for a long time recently, and she only likes a little clear soup and little water, and she feels disgusted when she smells the taste of this meat food." ”

"I see." Han Jian nodded, looked at Yang Li'er sitting beside him and said, "It's a bit similar to Neizi." ”

Rao is Xiao Zhan has a good temper, and he almost scolded him, doesn't Han Jian say this to mean that she is also pregnant? The woman's name is the largest, but she is Yun Ying's unmarried body, but Han Jian said that she is similar to a pregnant woman, which is not clear that she is entertaining?

Seeing that the situation was not quite right, Han Cuishi hurriedly said, "Since the princess doesn't like meat food, then ...... Just drink some soup......"

When Han Cuishi said this, she also felt awkward in her heart, and the soup she was talking about, that is, the big bowl of soup in the center of the table that she didn't know how to cook, she didn't seem to have eaten it before. She couldn't help but wonder in her heart, could it be that there was something wrong with this soup, it was Han Jian who deliberately made it out to tease this princess of the Southern Dynasty?

Seeing Han Cui's hesitation, Han Jian said with a smile: "There is Lao Sanniang who serves a bowl of soup for the princess." ”

Han Cuishi had no choice but to use a spoon to serve soup for Xiao Zhan, and when the soup was handed to Xiao Zhan, Xiao Zhan looked at the layer floating on the soup and didn't know what it was, so he naturally didn't dare to eat.

"King Dong, this soup ...... But what's the point? Xiao Zhan was cautious, so he naturally had to ask clearly, otherwise a mouthful of soup would be squirted out, and it would be ridiculous and generous.

Han Jian smiled: "This is sesame oil cloud soup. The princess is a southerner, hasn't she eaten it? ”

This time, Xiao Zhan frowned slightly, she had never heard of sesame oil cloud soup, as for whether this thing can be eaten or not, it remains to be verified, but for the sake of prudence, she does not prepare to enter it.

"It seems...... Some meat is included. Xiao Zhan said cautiously.

Looking at the bowl of soup, there seemed to be a thin layer of grease floating on it, and she naturally thought it was ordinary lard. Although some people stir-fry vegetables in these years, there is no vegetable oil, and lard is used to use it, so whenever it comes to oil, it is counted in meat food.

Han Jian smiled: "The princess doesn't know, this sesame oil." It is oil squeezed from sesame seeds, not meat, and the princess may wish to taste the taste, and it is not too late to make a conclusion. ”

When Xiao Zhan heard Han Jian say this, she was still puzzled in her heart, she naturally hadn't heard of what sesame seeds were used to squeeze oil. However, she often eats sesame seeds, but they are in the snacks, and in addition to the court, the people rarely use sesame seeds to make food, so sesame seeds are still relatively rare in this era.

Han Jian saw that Xiao Zhan refused to try, so he said to the people present: "Sanniang, Brother Lin, Steward Lin." Madam, why don't you try this sesame oil cloud soup? ”

Hearing Han Jian say this, even Han Cui's wanted to taste what this soup tasted like.

Originally, Han Cui's thought it was something to tease the princess of the Southern Dynasty, but since it was on the table, it was naturally something that everyone could taste.

After Han Jian finished speaking, Lin Xiaoshu, as the housekeeper of the East Wangfu, got up and served a bowl of soup for everyone, and Han Jian put the spoon into Yang Li'er's bowl. smiled: "No one has eaten this soup before, so you will be the first to try it, madam." ”

"Hmm." Yang Li'er smiled and nodded. Generous and decent, he put the bowl up, put a small spoonful of soup in the spoon, sipped it into his mouth, and said with a smile after eating, "It really tastes beautiful." ”

Only then did Lin Zhan and the others relax their minds. I also tasted them one by one, and I thought they all tasted good.

In the end, Han Jian looked at Xiao Zhan and said, "Isn't the princess going to taste it?" ”

Xiao Zhan felt that he was being forced to a dead end, and even eating something felt as if it was a war. Originally, she was ready to come over and argue with Han Jian at the banquet, but Han Jian said "don't talk about business" at the beginning. Blocking her words is tantamount to blocking back. Now that she was teasing them with all kinds of strange food, how could she not be angry in her heart?

Xiao Zhan saw that everyone had tasted it, and there was no problem, so he also learned from Yang Li'er's appearance, and sent a small spoonful of soup to his mouth with a spoon.

"What does the princess think?" Han Jian asked with a smile.

Xiao Zhan nodded slightly and said, "The taste is really different, and the East King has a heart." ”

Han Jian said with a smile: "It should be said that the princess is blessed, in the next few days, in her spare time, she is fiddling with some ingredients, and the princess arrives in Luoyang, and she also wants the princess to come over to try it." If it were another time, the war would be urgent, and I am afraid that I would not even have time to receive the princess, and I would inevitably neglect the princess at that time. ”

Xiao Zhan felt that something was wrong when she heard this, but she couldn't tell where the wrong thing was.

Han Jian pointed to the dishes on the table again and said, "Since the princess has come to the East Palace, I will invite the princess to be like her own family and taste them one by one." ”

Xiao Zhan looked at the dishes on the table, although they were all unfamiliar, but generally speaking, except for the plate of beef, the others seemed to be "relatively normal", and they were generally undead.

Han Jian is like a very enthusiastic protagonist, he entertains Xiao Zhan very attentively, and even uses chopsticks to pick up vegetables for Xiao Zhan, which makes Xiao Zhan frown constantly.

But there was no way, Xiao Zhan could only bite the bullet, and finally ate a lot, feeling that his stomach seemed to be almost over, Xiao Zhan was afraid that he would stay in the Dongwang Mansion for a while, so he said: "The palace is full, so I won't stay more, I have to go back to the post house to rest first." ”

"It's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity......"

For no reason, Han Jian talked about something pity, Xiao Zhan couldn't help but be puzzled again, before Han Jian seemed to be saying that there was someone in the Dongwang Mansion who wanted to see her, she couldn't help but think, now that it's a pity, is it to mention that person again?

Who the hell is that person?

Han Jian didn't explain, and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, I will send the princess out of the house." ”

"No, you don't." Xiao Zhan said with a little embarrassment, "The palace can leave on its own, and the East King should entertain General Lin and Steward Lin......

Saying that, Xiao Zhan got up and went in the direction of the door, but Han Jian got up to send him off, and Xiao Zhan didn't appreciate it.

Xiao Zhan walked very fast, and when he arrived at the door, Xiao Zhan suddenly felt as if he was entangled in his stomach, his throat tightened, and he hurriedly held on to the door frame of Dongwangfu, "Wow" and vomited out almost all the things he had eaten before.

turned over the river and the sea, and Xiao Zhan didn't slow down for a long time.

"Is the princess all right?" Han Jian said, "It seems that the princess is very tired all the way, so you might as well stay in the mansion for one night, princess, you can see ......."

"No...... No. Xiao Zhan naturally thought that this was all Han Jian's ghost, and deliberately gave her something that would induce vomiting, so he reluctantly stood up straight, waved his hand and said, "There is still something to do in this palace, King Dong." Please come back. ”

Han Jian smiled helplessly, and saw that Xiao Zhan walked towards the sedan chair without even looking back, and got on the sedan chair with the support of the maidservant and left, before returning to the Dongwang Mansion.

When Xiao Zhan got into the sedan chair, he felt that his stomach hurt very much, and it hurt more and more. The maidservant girl next to her was scared of the six souls and had no owner, and she didn't know what to do.

Xiao Zhan reluctantly said: "This palace ...... Maybe you're poisoned, go to the inn ......"

In the end, she couldn't figure out how she was "poisoned", so she could only urge the sedan chair outside. When he returned to the post house, Xiao Zhan's whole face was bloodless, and the envoys of the Southern Dynasty immediately helped Xiao Zhan off the sedan chair, and when he got inside, the accompanying doctor also hurriedly diagnosed Xiao Zhan's pulse.

"Imperial Doctor He. Ignorance...... What kind of poison is in this palace? ”

The middle-aged doctor, who was called Imperial Doctor He, couldn't help but rub his beard and couldn't speak for a long time.

Xiao Zhan said: "Imperial Doctor He only has to say it clearly, even if this palace is dead, he doesn't think anything will happen to you." ”

Imperial Doctor He looked puzzled and said, "Princess...... But what have you eaten...... Eating a bad diet? ”

Xiao Zhan thought about it, she had eaten too much at the table in Dongwangfu, and she couldn't say what was wrong with it.

In desperation, Xiao Zhan shook his head.

Imperial Doctor He sighed: "It's not old and faint. It's old...... I really can't find out what poison is in the princess, and the princess's pulse is normal. There was no sign of poisoning. ”

Even Xiao Zhan was not satisfied with this, Xiao Zhan said with a little anger: "Then what does the imperial doctor mean, this palace is not poisoned?" ”

"That's not what old people mean." Imperial Doctor He hurriedly apologized.

came up with a breath, Xiao Zhan scolded angrily, and suddenly felt that his stomach did not hurt anymore, but had the urge to go to the toilet.

Xiao Zhan doesn't talk nonsense. After going to the toilet in a hurry, the whole person is much more relaxed when he comes back, how can he be refreshed and poisoned?

"Princess...... Are you alright? "Imperial Doctor He was taught a lesson by Xiao Zhan just now, so he was naturally nervous, and he was afraid that the princess would come back and blame him directly.

"Alright. You go down, Hongu is fine. Xiao Zhan said.

Imperial Doctor He hurriedly retreated, Xiao Zhan breathed a long sigh of relief, originally she thought that she was poisoned, and she was ready to "sacrifice her life for the country", but suddenly there was nothing left, and she also felt strange. Could it be that he is not accustomed to the soil and water, and he is not suitable for the meals in the East Palace, so he has such a reaction, and after vomiting and diarrhea, everything will be fine?

"Does the princess want to go to bed?" The maid had seen Xiao Zhan's appearance with her own eyes along the way, and at this time, Xiao Zhan's stomach didn't hurt anymore, and she seemed to be full of energy when she spoke, so she hurriedly asked for instructions.

Xiao Zhan touched his stomach and said: "It's strange to say, this palace is a little hungry, come here, prepare food for this palace, remember, it can only be the food of our Daqi, and it can't take a little of the things of the Northern Dynasty!" ”

After that, the maidservant hurriedly went out and commanded.

After a short time, the kitchen had already called for the food to be delivered.

For the sake of prudence, Xiao Zhan was afraid that the food would be poisoned by the people of Dongwangfu, so he had tested the poison first, and only started to eat it after there was no problem. After eating two bites, I suddenly felt that the food was clear and watery, and there was no taste at all, and I was hungry in my stomach, and I felt that I had no appetite after eating two bites.

"Strange, what's going on?" Xiao Zhan was very puzzled, it was originally the food he liked very much, but now he couldn't eat it at all, but he missed the things eaten in Dongwangfu a little, and even the beef that couldn't be eaten, the taste seemed to be a little aftertaste in the mouth.

"Princess...... Are you alright? The maidservant next to her was completely panicked, if something happened to the princess in a foreign country, they would all have to follow Ben Wen, serving the princess safely was the order they received, and if it was not done well, they would die.

"It's okay, you guys go down."

Originally, Xiao Zhan still had to discuss some things with the officials, but she didn't want to discuss it at this juncture. I fell asleep early.

By the next day, as soon as Xiao Zhan got up early in the morning, he learned that the Dongwang Mansion had sent a food box to this side.

"Dongwangfu is here to deliver food boxes?" Xiao Zhan frowned, and said to his entourage, "Let people send it back, and the palace will not accept it." ”

The entourage was a little embarrassed: "Princess, this is sent by the East King himself, I'm afraid it's not good to send it back like this." ”

"The East King personally sent it?" Xiao Zhan was a little strange, the person who tortured her to the point of "vomiting and diarrhea" yesterday would actually personally deliver the food box, which must not be a good thing.

"Yes, princess, the king of the east said that it was his fault for making the princess eat poorly yesterday. However, the king of the east also said some strange things, and the old slave didn't understand it. "Retinue.

Xiao Zhan said: "What did he say?" ”

"The king of the east said that the princess was ...... because of the problem of eating and drinking on the road Indigestion, that's what he said, and said that what he sent was able to strengthen his stomach and eliminate food, so please be sure to accept it. (To be continued......)